St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-03
GENEREL ANDREW JACKSON,
Born March Is. 1867.
Died June s, IS45
And that of his wife:

And that of his wife:
Here lie the remains of Mrs. Rachael
Jackson, wife of President Jackson, who
died 22d December, 1928, aged siXty-one
Her face was fair, her person pleasant, her
temper amiable and her heart kind. She
delighted in relieving the wants of her fell
low-creatures and cultivated that divine
pleasure by the most liberal and unpretend-
ing methods: to the Door she was beGe-
factor, to the rich an example, to the
Wretched comforter, to the prosperous au
ornament; her piety went hand inland
with her benevOlence, and she thanked her
Creator for being permitted to do good. A
being so gentle and yet SO yirtuous, SANDER
could wound but not dishonor. Even
death, when he tore her from the arms of
her husband, could but transport her to the
bosom of her God"
The house and out-houses of the
Hermitage are in an exceedingly dilap-
idated condition. The place is owned by
the State of Tennessee, granting the
family who now occupy it the privilege
of living there during the life of the
elder Mrs. Jackson. They are in rather
reduced circumstances and are not able
to have the place repaired. They have
even been forced to the necessity of
selling many articles valuable both On ac-
count of their intrinsic worth and on ac-
count of their historic associations.
Passing from the cemetery into the
house the first sound we heard was the
crying of baby. L'enfant terrible was
Andrew Jackson NJ. Fowe, the great
grandson of the old hero. Col. jackson,
the presidents grandson, or rather, the son
of his adopted SOD. is man of about As
years OF age, and is extremely courteous to
visitors. He seems to be ''hedged about
with old-time formality (which well falls in
with his antiquated surroundings, always
speaking of his grandfather as 1.-The gem
eral." He was educated at West Point
and contemplated military career, and
consequently the farmers life which cir
cumstanceS have forced him to lead is sin
gularly unSuited to him.
The walls of the main hall of the Her.
mitage are papered with scenes from Tele-
machuS, which may be easily recognized by
one familiar with its adventures, although
it does seem rather funny to see Calyper
surrounded by her attendant nymphs on
the walls of an old country house. Posi-
bly, "Old Hickory considered the scenes
symbolical of his own hardships and dan
gers.
In one corner of the hall sits chair of
Washington's, which was given to Jackson
during his administration. The only pic
ture on the wall is portrait of Thomas
jefferson, a monument of JacksOn's par
TALLY 10 him. The parlOr is filled with all
tiQue pieces of furniture and the walls hung
with family portraits and elegant mirrors.
The portraits were painted by Earl, who is
buried at the Hermitage, the inscription on
his monument declaring him to be ''artist,
companion and friend of Gen. Jackson"
There is one portrait of Gen. jackson,
finished few days before his death, which
bears an unmistakable resemblance to him,
but shows signs of great physical weakness.
The portraits of Mrs. Jackson represent her
as being woman of rare beauty. There
are inlaid-pearl tables and chairs. and little
quaint three cornered sofas which create an
intense longing for possession in the breasts
of ladies who have the craze for filling their
drawing-rooms with antique pieces of furni-
ture. A cabinet in the parlOr contains
many curious things of historical interest,
which were presented to the president by
friends.
There is a picture in wax of Mrs. De
Witt Clinton, an exceedingly beautiful
woman. who was so ambitious as to aspire
to the position of first lady, and so sent her
picture to President Jackson, and offered
her beauty in exchange for his name and
fame. He was too modest ever to boast of
it, and it was only after his death that the
letter and picture were found and the Cir
cumstance revealed.
No mans memory is more Ieyernced by
Southern people than that Of Gen. Jackson,
and no place visited with more interest than
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